Land vs Water

Sea breezes take place during the day because warmer land temperature results in a warmer air mass above the land compared to the cooler air mass over the surface of water.

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Is this a land or a sea breeze?

• land breeze

• sea breeze

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In a sea breeze, the air is warmer above the _____.

• land

• ocean

• sky

• beach

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Why do land breezes occur at night?

• Land cools off slower than water, so the air above water is cooler.

• Water cools off faster than land, so the air above land is warmer.

• Land heats up slower than water, so the air stays cooler during the day.

• Water cools off slower than land, so the air above water is warmer.

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Is this a land or a sea breeze?

• land breeze

• sea breeze

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How does the air move in a land breeze?

• From east to west

• From west to east

• From the land to the ocean

• From the ocean to the land

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Which best describes why winds at the beach change direction between day and night? **

• because the temperatures over land and over water change 

• because warm air over land sinks and stays in place over land

• because cool air rises and is replaced by warm air from the ocean 

• because cool air sinks and stays in place over land 

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The arrow above the water is coming down and is blue because

• the water is warm so it warms the air and warm air sinks.

• the water is cold so it warms the air and cool air sinks.

• the water is cold so it cools the air and cool air sinks.

• the water is warm so it warms the air and cool air sinks.

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The arrow above the land is going up and is red because

• the land is warm so it warms the air and warm air rises.

• the land is cold so it warms the air and cool air sinks.

• the land is cold so it cools the air and cool air sinks.

• the land is warm so it warms the air and cool air rises.

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Convection currents form when

• there are no temperature differences.

• there are temperature differences.

• each surface is exactly the same temperature.

• candy is given out for Halloween.

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